Victorian Order of Nurses - North Bay

This is a joint communication to members from the following six unions: the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU); the Nova Scotia Nurses Union (NSNU), the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the Ontario Public Service Employees Union/Syndicat des employés de la fonction publique de l’Ontario (OPSEU/SEFPO), SEIU Healthcare and the Ontario Nurses...

Parry Sound – A group of personal support workers (PSWs) with the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) in Parry Sound all received permanent layoff notices this Wednesday, when the VON announced it is ending its contract to provide home care services in the region. The contract will likely be handed over to CarePartners, a for-profit...

On April 4, concerned members of OPSEU Local 320 in Parry Sound and area sent the following open letter to Eric Hoskins, Ontario's Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.  via email and post The Honourable Eric Hoskins, Minister Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care 10th Floor, Hepburn Block 80 Grosvenor Street Toronto, Ontario M7A 2C4 Dear...